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Prehospital Use of Ultrasound in Undifferentiated Shortness of Breath

NCT02638649 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2020-03-23

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Summary

This is a pilot observational feasibility study of the ability of paramedics to assess thoracic ultrasound findings in the prehospital environment. The primary goal of the study is to determine whether paramedics are able to accurately assess for sonographic B-lines in patients with undifferentiated shortness of breath at least 80% of the time in the prehospital environment using a portable ultrasound (U/S) device.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Lung ultrasound

At each call, the paramedic will initially evaluate the patient clinically conducting a standard history and physical exam. The paramedic will then use the portable U/S machine to look for the presence of either unilateral or bilateral B-lines indicating possible pneumonia (in the case of unilateral B-lines) or pulmonary edema (in the case of bilateral B-lines). The paramedic will then document the presence or absence of B-lines for each lung on the prehospital study sheet. The paramedic will then use the U/S to evaluate for the presence of pleural effusions, lung sliding and pericardial effusion.

DEVICE

ultrasound

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David C Cone, MD · Yale University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2018-09-15
Completion
2018-09-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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